Here's What's In The Final Draft Of The Paris Climate Agreement

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After two weeks of talks, it looks like the Paris climate change agreement is at last coming together. A final draft of the bill has been drafted and, later today, 196 delegates from as many countries will vote to reject or approve it. Then everyone has to go home and ask their home countries to approve it, too. That can be the tricky part.

Today we are close to the final outcome. It is my deep conviction we have come up with an ambitious and balanced agreement ... Obviously, nobody will get 100 percent of what they want. What I hope is that everyone remembers the message of the first day, when 150 heads of state and government came from all around the world to say, 'The world needs a success.'

It's actually not going to be easy to get it passed in various countries once the delegates sign in Paris, which it looks like they most likely will do. Advocates who are watching closely are a little torn about the provisions, whether they go far enough, and even on the validity of the science:

Why do Republicans refuse to acknowledge the reality of climate change? Simple. They receive billions of dollars from fossil fuel companies.

It's worth remembering that whoever wins in the 2016 presidential election will probably be on the hook for getting Congress to pass the legislation. Let's hope moderators in future debates don't forget to ask the candidates how they feel about the Paris Agreement.